DINA for the issue of March 21, 2014

	March 21, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1435
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Bahrain says it wants to mend fences with Iran By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: In an obvious reference to Iran, Bahrain said on Thursday that it expected Pakistan to have a moderating effect on Muslim countries in the region.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 110.16 Points: KARACHI, March 20 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 27148.52 ,down 110.16 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, March 20 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.50 to the US Dollar in the open market.
PM rules out sending troops abroad By Khursheed Anwar Khan MIANWALI: In what appears to be a move to put at rest speculation rife in the country in the wake of $1.5 billion given by Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared on Thursday that Pakistan was neither sending its troops to any country for taking part in operations nor had any country made such a request. Talking to journalists after a ceremony held to name the Mianwali Airbase after the 1965 war hero M.M. Alam, Mr Sharif said Pakistan was against arms race in the region, but it could not neglect its defence.
Issue of FIR in missing persons’ case yet to be resolved By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was about to close the 35 missing persons’ case on Thursday, but Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s disclosure that a formal FIR was yet to be filed in the province on the defence minister’s complaint spoiled it. Consequently, a three-judge bench headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja directed the KP government to ascertain the situation on the ground and inform the court on Friday morning.
Need stressed to address water threats By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal accused India on Thursday of causing water and air pollution and reduced river flows in Pakistan. Addressing participants of a seminar on the ‘National Water Day’, the minister said internal and external water threats needed to be addressed urgently.
SC wants ECP to carry out delimitation in Sindh By Tahir Siddiqui KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan directed the federal and Sindh governments on Thursday to make legislation for empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan to carry out delimitation of constituencies for the local government elections in the province. Upholding a Sindh High Court’s verdict partially, a three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani also directed the ECP to complete the delimitation process within 45 days and “ensure that the announcement of election schedule and the process of holding it is complete by or before Nov 15, 2014”.
THE ALIEN CORN By Kalbe Ali THE thickly bearded and turbaned Afridis were praying for their recently departed brother at the Gurdwara Bhai Joga Singh in Peshawar. Their brother, Babajee Pramjeet Singh, was killed by hit men in Charsadda — the second Sikh hakim to be shot dead in two months.
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